The goal of Demographic Research is to describe and project demographic change and analyze the causes and consequences of the observed population-related patterns. The research team serves the public and private sectors as well as nonprofit organizations.

The United States is mandated by the U.S. Constitution to count its population once each decade. Data collected by the decennial census determines the number of seats each state has in the U.S. House of Representatives (a process called apportionment) and the distribution of billions in federal funds to local communities.

Getting the count right matters! Arkansas receives six to seven billion annually in federal dollars based on the results of the national census. These funds support Medicaid and grants for transportation, education, public housing, community development, and dozens of other critical federal programs.

The Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program (PEP) produces estimates of the population for the United States, individual states, Puerto Rico, metropolitan and micropolitan statistical areas, and counties, cities and towns.

The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing survey that provides vital information on a yearlybasis about our nation and its people. It helps local officials, community leaders, and businesses understand the demographic changes taking place in their communities.

Income and poverty information is produced by multiple agencies within the Federal Government. The data on this page are from the Statistics of Income division (SOI) of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for county income and from the Census Bureau’s Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates program (SAIPE) for counties and school districts.

The U.S. Census Bureau's Small Area Health Insurance Estimates program is the only source of data for single-year estimates of health insurance coverage for all U.S. counties using selected economic and demographic characteristics.

Provides a simple method of accessing demographic data produced by the US Census Bureau Population Estimates Program. US, State, and County dataonage, sex, ethnicity, and race is available from 2010 through 2017 and includes a graphing feature.

Every five years the US Census Bureau measures US business activity by conducting an Economic Census. Based on data from approximately 3.7 million business locations, the census provides the foundation for determining the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) and other leading economic indicators.

This site provides actionable data for economic developers interested in site requests, developing metrics, grant writing and strategic planning. Stats America provides effective access to hundreds of data sets from dozens of federal, state and commercial sources. All data is verified, sourced and pdated as soon as new information is released.

Housing Data

The US Census Bureau estimates the number of housing units for each year since the most recent decennial census. To estimate changes in the housing stock, the Bureau relies on building permits, estimates of non-permitted construction, mobile home shipments, and estimates of housing loss. With each annual release of housing unit estimates, the entire time series of estimates is updated.